French Sudan Territorial Assembly election, 1957

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Sudan on 31 March 1957, the first elections in the territory to be held under universal suffrage.[1] The result was a victory for the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. which won 57 of the 70 seats. Voter turnout was just 34.0%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally435,97662.1457
Sudanese Progressive Party192,89027.496
Union of the Populations of Bandiagara44,0526.287
Others28,7284.090
Invalid/blank votes7,476
Total709,12210070
Registered voters/turnout2,089,84233.9
Source: African Elections Database

Elected MPs

Of the 70 elected members, 30 were members of the intelligentsia, 30 were employees, five were merchants, two were traditional chiefs, two were farmers and one was a worker.[2]

Aftermath

Following the elections, the Union of the Populations of Bandiagara merged into the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally, giving it a total of 64 seats.[3]

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p568 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1240
  3. Elections in Mali African Elections Database
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